Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-12-23
CAB AND COACH.
Sights and Sounds Along
the Rails.
MISSOURI PACIFIC SCHEMES.
Important Works of the Santa Fe
Company-Grading the Road
To kedondo Beach.

The following letter was received by
Mr.. Mike WEIGH, Jr., Souther Passen-
ger Agent of the Missouri Pacific rail-
road company, yesterday forenoon.
It is another indication that this
road is heading toward Gallo MIA.
Jay Gould owns the Missouri Pacific
road, and when his son George Gould
was in California shor, time ago, he
made some very significant remarks
about the future of the road in Cali
fornia. Jay Gould is one OF the heavi-
est sharehol iers of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad, which is now laying
third rail to Ogden. so that it can b..
used either as a broad or narrow
gauge line. VIA third rail from
Pueblo 10 Ogden on the ID. 4 K. q.
line, the Missouri Pacific will
have through line from
1t. Louis to Ogden. The
thi d rail has already been laid from
Pueblo through Salida to leadville,
and 4 branch line with third rail is
being extended west from Leadville
through Red Cliff to Glenwood
Springs, thence to Grand Junction, to
connection with the main line that
runs from Salida over Marshall's Pass
to Grand junction. The latter part
of the road, on account of the NOUN
famous country, makes broad gauge
practicable, SO as already nell
toned this difficulty is to be overcome
by laying a third rail- north OF the
Marshall Pass country through Lead
vile and Glenwood Springs. On
portions of the road in Utah third
rail is now being put down, and the
prospects are that very soon third
rail will stretch from Ogden to
Pueblo.
Following is the letter:
81. LOUIS, Mo-, December IA, 1887.
H.. Weich. r., Egg, Southwestern Passenger
Agent N. p. II. r., Los angeles, Cal.
DEAR SIZE; I am pleased tn wise you that
Me Nj souri, pacsaa Railway will assume
charge VI and operatet line from Horace,
Kansas, to Pueblo, Col, distsnce of 166
miles, on Thursday, December 10, 1887.
Short Line, via. Missouri Pacific Railway"
and with the completion of the Pamela cut
Of-which 1t Is Thought will not be later
than January /, 1SSS-will make our dis
lance froDi Kansas City to Pueblu 62O miles,
or Is mil, shorter than the Atchisou, T pc.
ka q Santa Fe road; and from st. LOus to
Pueblo via. Holden and Paola, S45 miles,
or 63 miles shorter than the Atchfs0n, Tope-
ka & santa Fe road, giving Us the shortest
aud most di ect route frum 81. Louis ana
Kansas City to Pu, bio, "the Pittsburg of the
West"
Accommodation trains to and from Pueb-
10 will be put on at once, anA III ough ex-
press trains will commence running on or
about January !, 1888. We then expect to
81. Louis and Pueblo via. Kansas City, leay
8. arriving AT Kansas City TAO next morn
Inns, leaving Kansas City Ut III 80 A. NJ, and
arriving at aeblo the following morning.
RI turning sleeper will leave Pueblo In the
evening, arriving Mt Kai sas City aoout q P.
n. the following day, and come through ~.
Louis on first or second section of our No. a.
Circular To connecting lines requesting ,
ticket representation Will he prepared at
once, but Cue coupon heing required be- {
TIVE cen ct. Louis and Pueblo and inter
mediate points, to read aeeouut Missouri
Railway.
lou may commence drawing orders at
once for toundtrip California excursion
tickets, go,,d for return passage fIom
Pueblo to Kansas City or st. Louis via Mis- J
sOuri Pacific Railway. and as the return ,
trip on these California excursion tickets
cannot begin until after 1hiit. DAYS from
date OF sale has elapsed, the new line VIII
be fully open for business before holders
can reach Pueblo on return trip.
Please acknowledge receipt.
Yours truly. II. C. TOWNSEND. {